@issoisso : I seem to agree with you, but Cancellara in top form is still something, and there isn't so many TTer able to lead a peloton on a climb, like he did yesterday, and in last year's Tour, in the Alps.
He's after all a fantastic rider, but ok, that's a shame, and with such a startlist, they could have made a better route.
As for Columbia, I think this team has really understand modern cycling : going ftw in every races, and not only in the Tour.
This team makes often cycling more entertaining.
Edited by Juan on 20-06-2009 10:40
The thing that impresses me so much about columbia is their tactics - they seem to time their trains just right for Cav and their riders attack at the right time.
Look at Sioutsou in the Giro, Kirchen yesterday, the way they rode the TTT in the Giro - the list goes on and on.
I mean yesterday they were awesome, Albasini tried to go with Kruezinger and then Monfort went and then Kirchen. They seem to have a plan to try something all of the time rather than have someone sit and fingers crossed they go well kinda strategy other teams seem to have.
Of course they have an incredible squad, some would also claim they did not have a super classics period (EBH Gent-W apart), but they do seem to show themselves and have a go at a lot of the races.
Grand Tours - well when they say we are going for stage wins they go and win 6 or 7!!!
Latest info on F. Schleck is that he has some quite serious problems with his knee which may cost him his participation in this year's Tour: https://www.bicici...p?id=13901
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
Wow Martin wins, that's crazy, i do not understand the world of cycling anymore, the only explanation must be that these stages in suisse is not real climbing stages.
What place was Klöden? Did he lose any seconds? My livestream kept fucking up.
1 Tony Martin (Ger) Columbia-Highroad
2 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank 0:00:02
4 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-Highroad
6 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis
7 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
9 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha
10 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank
CrueTrue wrote:
Latest info on F. Schleck is that he has some quite serious problems with his knee which may cost him his participation in this year's Tour: https://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/...p?id=13901
It seems to me there is some bluff
Edited by CrueTrue on 21-06-2009 11:59
